Materials Development 3

Beaverton, OR

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8 days ago

Job Description

Job title: - Product Design and Development - Materials Development 3
Location: - Beaverton, OR
Duration: - 6+ Months Contract

Job Description:
Position Summary:

The position is responsible for managing new yarn development initiatives, supporting yarn onboarding and divestment activities, maintaining visibility to yarn supply and operational risks, and coordinating with suppliers to ensure material readiness aligns with product creation and commercialization timelines.
The role also partners closely with Materials Sourcing and Materials Planning teams to support supply planning, capacity management, inventory health, and supplier readiness across the Flyknit material portfolio.
Without temporary backfill support, the organization faces increased risk of delays in yarn development projects, reduced visibility to supply chain constraints, disruptions to onboarding and phase-out activities, slower supplier issue resolution, and potential impacts to seasonal commercialization timelines.
In addition, these responsibilities cannot be readily absorbed by the existing team without creating workload constraints and increasing operational risk across multiple cross-functional partners.
A temporary contractor will ensure continuity of critical business processes, maintain supplier relationships, support material planning and sourcing activities, identify and mitigate supply risks, and enable uninterrupted execution of Flyknit material development and commercialization objectives during the leave period.

Required Skills & Capabilities:

Yarn Development & Material Expertise

Understanding of yarn development and commercialization processes.
Knowledge of yarn specifications, performance requirements, and manufacturing implications.
Experience supporting material qualification, onboarding, and lifecycle management.

Supply Chain & Material Planning

Understanding of material supply chains and supplier networks.
Experience with material onboarding and divestment processes.
Ability to identify and mitigate supply, capacity, and inventory risks.
Knowledge of seasonal planning and material readiness processes.

Sourcing & Vendor Management

Experience working with global suppliers and manufacturing partners.
Strong supplier relationship management and communication skills.
Ability to support sourcing decisions, supplier capability reviews, and issue resolution.
Understanding of supplier capacity, lead times, and risk management.

Operations & Systems

Experience managing material or yarn-related data and systems.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
Ability to maintain accurate material specifications, tracking, and reporting.
Advanced Excel and data management capabilities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Proven ability to work across:
Materials Development
Materials Sourcing
Materials Planning
Product Development
Manufacturing Operations
External Vendors and Suppliers

Core Competencies:

Project management
Risk identification and mitigation
Stakeholder management
Supply chain awareness
Strong communication and influencing skills
Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

Preferred Experience:

Footwear, textile, yarn, or materials development experience.
Knowledge of Client product creation and commercialization processes.
Experience supporting innovation-to-scale transitions and supplier readiness activities.

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Numbers & Facts

Location

Beaverton, OR

Skills

Analysis Skillsunmatched
Business Processesunmatched
Capacity Managementunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Data Managementunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
Manufacturing Requirementsunmatched
Materials Managementunmatched
Materials Planningunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Onboardingunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Product Designunmatched
Product Developmentunmatched
Product/Service Launchunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Riskunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)unmatched
Supply Chainunmatched
Supply Chain Managementunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Sourcingunmatched

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